I have been running and/or biking with varying degrees of intensity for most of my life, but this device is my first experience with an "activity tracker" more sophisticated than a stopwatch (or lately my smart phone). As such I can't give a review with much context or comparisons with other products. What I can say is that I really like the features this product has to offer. The GPS is awesome. I like the auto-pause, which stops the timer when you stop moving, for instance while waiting for a stop light, and the "lap" timer, which beeps and shows a large, easy-to-read display of your latest mile (or km) time. I like the summary of your run it displays after you finish. The menus are pretty easy to navigate, and the buttons are large and easy to operate. One small detail I like is that the device turns on instantaneously with a push of the on/off button, but turn-off requires pressing the same button for several seconds, with an on-screen count down, which prevents accidentally turning the device off at the wrong time. There are more features than I've mentioned of course, but I haven't really used them and/or they aren't important to me.
It works fine for biking, especially (for my preference) if you choose to display speed instead of pace. However, if you are into counting calories, it displays them incorrectly for bike rides. I have read that if you upload your bike rides, which I haven't done, some statistics are recalculated (e.g. speed vs. pace) if you choose workout type as biking in the software, so maybe the estimated calories can be corrected. I will add that there is an available bike handlebar mount that works well, and fits my mountain bike's 31.8mm handlebar.
If I have any complaints, one is that I would have liked more info in the included quick-start manual about the various settings. However, more is available online. I do believe the battery life is not really 8 hours, more like 5, but that isn't really an issue for me. It seems to take a long time to acquire the GPS signal when you start - 30 sec? - but that is really nitpicking.
After a few workouts, I can tell this will be a good motivator. I need numbers to set goals, and this device gives me the basics I need - how fast and how far did I go, and how fast am I going now? I like the mile splits it shows you in a really easy-to-read display without having to fiddle with the watch, as well as the overall statistics it gives you at the end. If you want more sophisticated tracking of your progress and such, that seems to be available by uploading data, but if you're that advanced, you don't need this review. :)
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Nice. Poor battery life.
We just bought this for my husband as his old garmin watch died after 6-7 year. He likes that this one is smaller. He doesn't feel this has a long battery life so he says he needs to charge it after 2 runs (for him 4 -5 miles minimum a piece...not more than 6 each) We may need to replace it and see if we have a defective unit. That has been his only complaint. He said after two runs the battery indicator shows half dead.But, I have dwelled on the negative. He loves the size and the ease of use.
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